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Ancient society's lesson may help you grow your social networks, success and influenceA new study on ancient cultures in Peru has found the most effective growth strategy for leaders of some early city-states was not coercion through law or force, but the hosting of large feasts and… |
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Novel coronavirus detected, monitored in wastewaterWithin weeks of arriving on the world stage, SARS-CoV-2 has managed to encircle the globe, leaving illness, mortality and economic devastation in its wake. One of the central challenges facing health authorities and the medical community has been testing for the elusive… |
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ASU, Washington anthropologists to examine sustainability in deep pastEditor's Note: Arizona State University baseball will take on the University of Washington in three games May 18-20 in Tempe. Read more about ASU's collaborations with Pac-12 schools.… |
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What ecosystem greeted the first human settlers in the northern Caribbean?Assembling a picture of past environments always involves detective work. The reward is a clearer understanding of how natural and human forces have changed environments in the past, giving insights to how modern-day environmental changes take place. Working with… |
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Moon images show crust pulling apartNew images acquired by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft show that the Moon’s crust is pulling apart – at least in some small areas. The high-resolution images from the Lunar… |
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ASU Herberger Institute School of Dance presents Emerging Artists I Re-siteWho |
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ASU developing biodegradable plastics made from bacteriaThe world is awash in discarded plastics. A recent estimate of the amount of plastic in Earth’s environment puts it at 6.3 billion metric tons (of the 8.3 billion metric tons that have been mass produced since the 1950s). This includes what is in landfills and what… |
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Sustainability leaders strategize a world of goodThe energy in the room was powerful. Twenty men and women from around the world had traveled to Tempe, Arizona, for this moment. Alone, each might be able to change their own small corner of the globe… |
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Drilling into the climate-human evolutionary connectionUnderstanding the relationship between Earth history and human evolution is an enduring challenge of broad scientific and public interest. Scientists studying the effects of ancient climate change on human evolution have had to depend on local, but incomplete,… |
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Determining the sustainability of water, agriculture in Ariz.Central Arizona has a rich history of agriculture, contributing $9.2 billion toward the state’s economy. That water has near-absolute power in determining the region’s fate is not an over-reaching assumption. With increasing urban development and an uncertain climate, is… |